Telegram-herald., 1887-05-05
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tcen. The small amount OF money tbAt
yog can set lfoul the sOgernment. sach as
tHeuty.ase OF ltiF thousand dollars. Won
ao yolF river a1y gOod AoG must ges en-
O. ~ 60 dfeige tlis river from Gfand Rapids
GO AXE Michigan lu oue year. 0r ono year
AID AA.f az he isrthest. There j. only
one way s1at yol can demsna an apDr0-
ar.aGou iargs eaongh % % your city or
rs sr any s.oi. snt that l. pian | .poke
about when vas 10 your lisy, and thar Is
20 build l.tAg a. your city ore or TWO Oi the
largest cl8ss % lake steamers; then you can
make 8 demand OF the general government
- dredSc the river - at least
sixteen feet OF water Let your pspes.
make them understand thst yOn want
- get iron ore ffon Escanaba and Lake
Superior ports. 50 that you can s,art blsst
cozl fIolL Buffalo All laAc Irif ports Oy
AXE When you start bliidiug the ship
you can make tie demand and with good
reasons 70 back you. Now they tell you
that yOu don't want this river deeuened-
vou cave 90 commerce only the steamer
Barrett drawing 45Ou- TWO fess Of wa'er.
Make them understand aud let them see
thar you build and own steamers. as
large anu costly s. Chicago Cleveland.
NtfrHf HfaNN Of
iakes. and Congress will coon inquire into
tue matter snd they viii see that yOu are
alive 20 water trausportase and that you
want 20 make yOar city one Of the great
commercial cities OF the lakes and that you
want 20 be aole 70 distribute your wares
81 over the lakes. as well as receive them.
suppose yen were 10 ship your
gOods from Grand Rapids % Lscans0a
BY wafer without brea king bulk,
can you not compete with Chicago or Mil
wauKee. or Other LAKE points? Could you
not sell ten times as many goods, aGd sell
81 closer agures, on account OF the greater
sales 10 was by increasing our ships ia
size that We have becn enabled . lower the
freight on corn and wheat from Chicago 10
Buffalo from 10 and &c per oushel. down
% from 3 10 sc per bushei, and that at
more nroft % ourselves. This we haye
d0lc. We enlarged our vessels
from ten thousand bushel cspscity up
~ from sixty to eighty thousand
bushel capacity. We handle those vessels
with about the same amount Of men As wa
did the smaller ones. Iou are 10 e5ou; the
same fx. You have the stores and goods
nov yOu want navigation 20 handle them.
Please excuse me for this long letter /
suppose YOU understand the wants better
.hsn I do. but you don't understand The
ships and wstsr navigation so well. ! have
made Ine oae- several times 70 build such
vessels a. Grand EspiGsifyCur citizens would
AXE slock IN them, no. 10 talk OF The adyan-
tag-s it would b. - yol in making demands
on the G0Feramsn'. Iaey would De 40 Out-
side source Of wealth 20 your city, because
they would draw money from al lake
ports and send 4 70 Grand Rapids, but
most people IN Grand Rapids Thick thev
can pr)spsf on their own resources. and
taaf the river IS Of no use 10 them only 30
carry of the waste raia and snow
from up the country. | think Il Is time
,or yo1r citizens - study up this
river question Don't mind a canal. Nature
gave y0g canal IN your splendid river.
Vow u is all there IS for yoar city 10 do.
help % improve Il aud help 90 make your
cifY the nrsr city in u chigsn. Some Of
youg people say thai this river would 6ii up
then why don't all rivers IN up 7 have
known tbs GraBd rveT for twenty-five
years have run tugs sixteen miles 40 this
river above Grand Haven and during those
twenty-five Years lind about the "a ne depth
q water. II thpt aTgumen, vas correct
tne bottom ~ogld be over the Ns'er long
since OF c0urse ths river would have TO
b. looked af1sr. the same syour streets and
buildings SUPPOSE shst argument VS.
ussd a regard % your streets what j. the
Use 81 improving them They wiil wear
out sad Ne sill haye 20 improve them
again la few gears. I think v0u would
drive 0ut Of town man that world use
that argument IN regard Go your streets and
sliil your pef'uie listen n Il IN regard %
your river. EEcuse nie bat an done
Yours truly.
" kfRnY.
In Speaking of The matter " n Hoops
said tbst be va strongly ia favor of hav-
ing The msrchsns ct Grand Far IDS take
some concerted action IN the matter and the
nsftss thoroughly discussed A. nubiic
meeting 20 be called og The Mayo lis
frm we're rpsdg and willing to do their
sasre Gnanciallv IN Ali II the project and
ia I1rt 81 others were backward would viii
inkIv 10 more fSso their share Tbs bsne-
afs as city would afiain could not 30 ssti-
uiafe1 tn dollars and esnts